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Victoria Reverberato
It is my bias opinion that Victoria Reverberato is the most important part of John's rig. And many other player's rig, for that matter! To me, the sweetness it adds to the signal is reminiscent of the same mojo provided by the original Maestro Echoplex EP2. Plug the Reverberato into the front of any amplifier and that amplifier simply sounds better. The sweetness, again to my ears, is more important to the signal than any other component. It seems to make the entirety of the sound more coherent and "like it is supposed to sound".
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Valve Screamer #010
I received my lovingly made Tone Geek Valve Screamer Classic in the mail yesterday and even before unboxing I was impressed! The shipping box was signed and serialized #010 and included was a personalized note/user manual. Inside the box the pedal was secured with high grade bubble wrap, also serialized, followed by a black velvet case to store it when not in use - bonus! The casing and overall quality of unit and overall experience was beyond my expectation and I was very excited to plug in and play!
I chose to play the ol' blackguard and with all the settings at noon, plugged the pedal right into my Victoria Sovereign (2x12 vintage Greenbacks) and fired it up! WOAH. The original signal was not muddied and the Sovereign's magic is still retained, harmonics are highlighted. I was thrilled! Instead of the usual having to buy fifteen Ibanzez pedals to sift…
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Tools of the trade
What soldering iron do you use/recommend Ryan?
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Ryan
Apr 14, 2020
Hello! I use an older digital Weller unit but if I were to buy a new one, I'd choose a https://amzn.to/3c9zduG Weller WE1010NA Digital Soldering Station. It's not the cheapest out there but for 70w, digital stability, and a brand name, it's a really great price. For comparison, the unit I use is over $1000 and I never use the extra features other than the soldering iron. The prices have really dropped with Weller over the years which is fantastic.
Additionally, I highly recommend using one of these for $10. https://amzn.to/2Vq84Nq Hakko 599B-02 Wire-type soldering iron tip cleaner. The brass will not cool down the tip like water and a sponge would.
Hope that helps! Let me know if you pick either or both of these up!
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Alessandro DRRI vs Ceriatone
Thoughts on Alessandro DRRI vs Ceriatone JM50? Is one a better route to go for the Mayer tone? If they are that close, what are some considerations with who might want to go the Ceriatone route vs Alessandro DRRI route?
Bonus points for Alessandro DRRI vs Milkman thoughts.
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Ryan
Apr 02, 2020
That's the exact mod I'm talking about in my video (bass jumper). I have both wgs and celestion. They sound pretty close to each other but I feel like WGS ET65 is better. I am also enjoying a two rock style 2x12 cab mixed with a WGS ET65 + WGS Veteran 30. Really fills the tone spectrum for a well rounded and clear guitar cab. I don't use FX loops at all. The amps are clean so putting the reverb pedal in front of the amp is fine with me. For my best setups, I'll have the SSS reverb on and if I need more reverb, I'll just have a reverb pedal on in front of the amp for extra fill. The SSS style reverb doesn't get in the way of other reverbs in the signal.
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Fender AB763 Deluxe Reverb Reissue Handwired Conversion
List of tasteful modifications that I'm implementing that allows me to maintain an honest '65 vibrato channel circuit, but with additional tricks. I learned a lot of these tricks from comments on my YouTube channel as well as from Rob Robinette's website.
NOR channel tone stack will be a Fender Custom Shop Dual Professional stack
Polyester Orange Drop capacitors - (Original '65 used polyester, the DRRI uses polypropylene blahh)
Metal film resistors anywhere that's going to ground as well as RN70 plate load resistors
Mogami coax internal wiring for sensitive signal areas
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gavanod
Nov 23, 2020
Looking to pull board and hand wire red knob era Dual Showman. Hoping to preserve the sonic clarity of chan 1 and make chan 2 more meaty and tasty. I play in a Garcia style, so I like the high headroom, but he also crunched pretty hard, not just in his Mesa year(s), Marshall? The Showman is without reverb, and thats ok. This mod looks great and esp w the Mayer tone on chan 2. I'm leaning toward pulling the board, I'm afraid to loose to clarity of ch. 1 on the red knob. Not sure what difference this AB763 circuit has with the 65-8 Dual Showman, nor do I know for sure if back then its ch.1 was known for its clarity? I'm running a JBL E120 and an Eminence Commonwealth, usually just the E120. Are there essentially two separate pre-amps on your circuit? Basically I'm trying to improve the sound on ch. 2 in a Jerry informed way. Not so much a John Mayer /SRV Dumble way. Jerry, sounding like 1980 Keen College, After Midnight->
Thank you for any input, and thank you for sharing your great work.
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Steel String Singer #002
Let's discuss the Steel String Singer #002 build here. Have you built one? Do you have any insight to share about the real Steel String Singer #002?
Here is some main information about the project.
GitHub repository for layout, directions, etc. https://github.com/colganr/steel-string-singer-sn-002
Google Photos album of all the pictures and videos I took while researching and building the amplifiers. https://photos.app.goo.gl/W8zAvFVRCSsRoQgs7
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Ryan
May 26, 2020
Hey Steve, I figured I would answer here too. I have 30x Chassis coming my way to ship out to the DIY community. I am also going to sell the PCB's for the SSS #002 so it will be a home-run of a DIY build. Announcements to come very soon about it!
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Wow incredible!!! Thank you so much for the review. Enjoy!!